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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI for $130 Billion as AI Industry Tackles Hardware Push and Youth Skepticism

Elon Musk has filed a $130 billion lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the firm abandoned its nonprofit roots. At the same time, reports suggest OpenAI is developing a smartphone that would embed AI agents in place of traditional apps. A new study finds Gen Z users growing resentful of AI despite high adoption rates, while China plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots on its power grid. The week’s AI headlines highlight legal battles, hardware ambitions, and shifting public sentiment toward artificial intelligence.

Musk’s “World War III” Threat Emerges as Evidence in OpenAI Trial

Elon Musk sent a hostile message to OpenAI President Greg Brockman two days before the start of his lawsuit trial, warning that Musk and Sam Altman would become "the most hated men in America" if settlement talks failed. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission under Altman's leadership. OpenAI rejected Musk’s settlement offer, and the case proceeded with Musk testifying. Brockman may be allowed to testify about the message, potentially exposing Musk’s motives and adding a new twist to the high‑stakes courtroom battle.

Greg Brockman's Testimony Casts Light on Musk-OpenAI Legal Battle

OpenAI president Greg Brockman took the stand in Elon Musk's lawsuit against the artificial‑intelligence firm, offering a mix of detailed answers and evasive remarks that underscored the dispute over the company's shift to a for‑profit model. Cross‑examined by Musk's lawyer Steven Molo, Brockman referenced a $10 billion Microsoft investment, defended the corporate restructuring, and faced probing questions about his personal journal entries that suggest profit motives dating back to 2017.

Springer Nature retracts study claiming ChatGPT boosts student learning

Springer Nature has withdrawn a 2025 meta‑analysis that asserted OpenAI’s ChatGPT dramatically improves learning outcomes. The publisher cited analytical discrepancies and a lack of confidence in the paper’s conclusions after the article amassed hundreds of citations and widespread social‑media attention. Critics say the study mixed low‑quality research and rushed publication, raising doubts about its claims of large positive effects on performance, perception and higher‑order thinking.

Greg Brockman's testimony sharpens Musk-OpenAI legal battle

Greg Brockman, OpenAI co‑founder and chief technology officer, testified Tuesday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against the artificial‑intelligence lab. During cross‑examination and direct examination, Brockman detailed early meetings with Sam Altman, described the $10 billion Microsoft investment as the only ten‑billion‑dollar infusion, and disclosed financial ties to Cerebras, Stripe, CoreWeave and Altman's family office. His answers, filled with precise language and frequent clarifications, have become the trial's most substantive evidence of internal decision‑making and potential conflicts of interest.

Musk’s Pre‑Trial Texts Reveal Settlement Push as OpenAI Execs Head to the Stand

Two days before jury selection in the high‑stakes lawsuit over OpenAI’s nonprofit‑to‑for‑profit conversion, Elon Musk texted Greg Brockman proposing a settlement. Brockman countered with a proposal to drop individual claims, and Musk responded by threatening to make Brockman and Sam Altman “the most hated men in America.” The exchange, deemed inadmissible, underscores the fraught dynamics of a trial that could reshape the governance of AI research firms. Brockman’s personal journals, cited by the judge, now sit at the center of the courtroom drama.